Pharmacy Assistant Aseptic Services

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; West Carr; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a pharmacy associate to assist in the receipt and storage of pharmaceutical supplies, deliver aseptically prepared items, and maintain appropriate stock levels. The ideal candidate will contribute to the maintenance of standards and participate in training programs. This position requires effective communication and adherence to protocols in a clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow standard operating procedures and maintain personal hygiene.
• Participation in training programs and competency assessments.
• Experience in aseptic techniques and handling controlled drugs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the receipt and storage of pharmaceutical products.
• Maintain stock levels and minimize waste of consumables.
• Deliver aseptically prepared items and communicate effectively.

Skills

Effective communication

Adherence to standards

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services

Job description

assist in the receipt, checking and storage of pharmaceutical bought in compounded and raw materials, consumables including cleaning products for aseptic processing against approved purchase orders meeting set standards for condition and documentation. Regularly participates in cleaning the aseptic unit as specified in the quality diary including the quarterly full cleans.

effectively contribute to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels of drugs and consumables used within the aseptic unit, minimising waste while ensuring sufficient stock is available to prepare treatments.

Personally responsible for maintaining your validation kit status enabling you to perform key activities and completing mandatory training as assigned on the training software package.

Delivering aseptically prepared items including controlled drugs to wards and clinical areas, responsible for effective, timely and clear communication in response to queries, errors and problems, escalating to the appropriate team member when necessary.

communicate effectively with patients and colleagues, respecting their privacy, dignity and beliefs.

You will always follow the departmental standard operating procedures, highlighting any potential improvements or areas of concern.

required to work in clinical settings and so will be required to adhere to the trusts dress code policy, current good manufacturing practices and maintain good personal hygiene., You will participate and assist in the delivery of the aseptic unit service, working accurately, efficiently to agreed standards and departmental procedures ensuring targets are met.

Following a comprehensive training programme including competency assessments you will work towards undertaking the assembly, labelling and dispensing of aseptic products including but not limited to Parenteral Nutrition (PN) and Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatments (SACT) and associated tasks.

May be required to undertake the NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services as a requirement of the post

Upon completion of training, you will participate in the late night, weekend, bank holiday and on-call rotas.

responsible for your own actions and behaviours and must adhere to Trust and department policies.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community